CONTENTS: VI. Internationaler Koptologenkongress, -- List of Members, -- Electronic Mail Addresses of Coptologists, -- Coptic Courses, -- Coptic Centres, -- Essays on Coptic Art and Culture (Leiden), -- The Saint Pachomius [Electronic!] Library, -- Abzu index of Egyptological Materials, -- Egyptology on-line -- International Directory of Collections. Additions and Corrections, -- Egyptological Fieldwork Directory, -- Byzantine Studies Conference,
Münster ist nicht nur mit der Eisenbahn zu erreichen, sondern auch mit dem Flugzeug. Der Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück hat soeben ein neues Flughafengebäude erhalten. Der Luftverkehr wird laufend ausgebaut, z.B. gibt es bereits Direktflüge von London und Paris.
Inzwischen wurden für Kongressteilnehmer verbilligte Zimmer in einem Hotel
und in einem christlichen Heim angemietet.
Die Preise im Hotel betragen
(einschliesslich Frühstück) für Einzelzimmer
mit Dusche/WC, Tel. und TV:
70 DM, für das Doppelzimmer 100 DM.
Im christlichen Heim kostet (einschliesslich Frühstück) ein Einzelzimmer
mit Dusche/WC: 60 DM, das Doppelzimmer 100 DM.
Vom Tagungsgebäude sind
Hotel und das Heim in etwa 15 Minuten Fussmarsch, wenn auch in verschiedener
Richtung, zu erreichen. Reservierungen werden in der Reihenfolge des
Eingangs im Kongresssekretariat vorgenommen. Die Kapazität beider
Unterkünfte beträgt etwa 180 Personen.
Daneben gibt es eine Vielzahl weiterer Hotels, in denen ein Einzelzimmer 100 DM und mehr kostet. Da die Anzahl der Kongressteilnehmer nicht bekannt ist, kann der Versuch, in weiteren Hotels eine Reduzierung der Übernachtungskosten zu erreichen, nicht unternommen werden. Eine grössere Preisreduzierung ist nur möglich, wenn ein weiteres Hotel vollständig angemietet wird.
The Editor has initially listed the courses of which he had become aware. This information is far from complete and up to date, but it will become hopefully so, with the help of the colleagues. Places are also mentioned, where courses might be held, in order to solicit a statement from the colleague mentioned. In this case the item is closed by an interrogation mark. When the information is supplied by the responsible(s), it is accompanied by the reference to the year when the information was received.
The list is in alphabetical order of place.
Amsterdam (Netherlands), Free University, Theological
Faculty: Dr. J. Helderman gives the following university courses of
Coptic language each year:
Coptic I (introduction, grammar and ability to read
Sahidic Bible texts and other Sahidic texts) in two semesters
Coptic II (Sub)Achmimic texts (Nag Hammadi), Bohairic grammar
and texts, epigraphy, again in two semesters.
(Dr. J. Helderman,
Amperestraat 46,
1171 BV Badhoevedorp,
Nederlands, 18 november 1993.)
Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA), University of Michigan,
Dept. of Near Eastern Studies. Courses taught by Paul Mirecki:
Introduction to Coptic Language and Papyrology,
Two years: Winter 1986 - Spring 1988. More recently...?
Berlin (Germany), Humboldt University: Hans-Gebhard Bethge now teaches Coptic (H.-M. Schenke has retired) (S. Emmel, 30 March 1994).
Copenhagen (Denmark), Giversen?
Genève (Switzerland): R. Kasser, Professeur de langue et littérature coptes a l'Université de Genève (Yverdon, le 25.04.1994): Depuis 1979 et jusqu'à ce jour, je donne mon cours de langue et littérature coptes a l'Université de Genève.
Göttingen (Germany): Dr. Jürgen Horn (Göttingen, 2. Okt. 1994):
Coptic courses at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen,
Seminar für Ägyptologie und Koptologie,
Prinzenstr. 21 D-37073 Göttingen
a) We had an average of six different courses per academic
term ("Semester") through the last years.
b) The courses are taught by
Dr. Christa Müller
and Dr. Jürgen Horn (Lehrbeauftragter)
c) In the summer term ("Sommersemester") of 1994 the courses were:
- Ch. Müller: Lektüre einfacher sahidischer Texte (2 hours)
Einführung in die koptischen Dialekte (2 hours)
Dialektlektüre (2 hours)
- J. Horn: Einführung in das Koptische (Sahidisch) (3 hours)
Einführung in die koptische Literatur (1 hour)
Lektüre schwieriger koptischer Texte (1 hour)
d) Winter term ("Wintersemester") 1994/95 (courses starting on
Oct. 10th, 1994, ending in Febr. of 1995)
Groningen (Netherlands): Rijksuniversiteit, Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap. Gerard Luttikhuizen teaches Coptic language regularly (S. Emmel, 30 March 1994).
Halle (Germany): Martin-Luther-Universität, Fachbereich Kunst- und Altertumswissenschaften, Institut für Orientalistik, Seminar Christlicher Orient. Walter Beltz communicates (14 may 1994): ``Selbstverständlich wird in Halle weiter Koptologie betrieben, die Stelle von Prof. Nagel ist ausgeschrieben und die Berufungsverhandlungen laufen.''
Harvard (USA): Allen D. Callahan teaches elementary and intermediate Coptic at Harvard Divinity School on an alternating two year cycle (Letter, July 12, 1994).
Heidelberg (Germany), cf. NL 4, p. 5: Sommersemester 1979. - Diebner?
Helsinki (Finland), University: Antti Marjanen taught an elementary course in Sahidic Coptic in 1991-92, and it will be probably repeated in 1994-95 (A. Marjanen, 4 May 1994).
Jerusalem (Israel), Shisha-Halevy?
Lawrence (Kansas, USA), University of Kansas,
Dept. of Religious Studies. Corses taught by Paul Mirecki:
(a) "Gnosticism in Egypt"
One semester: Winter 1992.
(b) "Greek and Coptic Magic"
One semester: Winter 1993.
(c) "Readings in the Pachomian Texts"
One semester: Winter 1994.
(d) "Introduction to Egyptian Religion, Language, and
Hieroglyphic Script"
One semester: Spring 1995.
(e) "Gnosis and Magic in Roman Egypt"
One semester: Winter 1995.
(f) "Readings in Hieroglyphic Texts"
One semester: Winter 1995.
Leiden (Netherlands): Drs Jan van der Vliet (Leiden, May 20th 1994):
Coptology is a recognized graduation subject within the Dept.
of Egyptology of Leiden University. The following courses are taught annually:
* Introduction into Coptic History and Culture (Den Heijer, Innemee & Van der Vliet; 2
hours a week in Autumn; in cooperation with the Depts of Art History and Arabic).
* Coptic I: Introductory Sahidic (Van der Vliet; 4 hours a week in Spring).
* Coptic II: Bohairic and special texts (Van der Vliet; 2 hours a week in Autumn).
Special courses and tutorials are given on request. General supervision of the program:
Prof.Dr. J.F. Borghouts, Head of the Department.
In addition, classes on Coptic subjects are regularly taught within the Depts of
Arabic (Christian Arabic) and Art History (Coptic art and archaeology). Thus, during the
next semester (Autumn 1994), Dr. J.J.G. Jansen (Arabic Dept.) will read the 'Apocalypse of
Samuel of Qalamun' (2 hours a week). Conferences for post-graduate students in our field
are organized annually by the Interdisciplinary Working-committee for the Study of
Oriental Christianity (IWSOC; chairman: Prof. Dr. L. van Rompay). Active among the
Coptic community in Egypt, but home-based in Leiden University is the ENCCAP-project
(Egyptian-Netherlands Cooperation for Coptic Art Preservation; i.a. tuition in art
conservation techniques, Coptic art history, etc: director: Dr. J.H. den Heijer).
More information can be obtained from: the Department of Egyptology, Leiden
University, POB 9515, 2300 RA LEIDEN, Holland.
Witte Singel 25
PO Box 9515 2300 RA Leiden
Leuven (Belgium), Quaegebeur?
Lille: Anne Boud'hors (22.8.1994): À Lille, à la Faculté de Theologie de l'Université Catholique, un enseignement de langue copte est donné par Christian Cannuyer.
Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Université Catholique:
Langue copte (Sevrin): cours élementaire (30 h);
cours supérieur (45 h). De la mi-septembre à juin.
La matière du cours supérieur varie.
Littérature (Zanetti): Litt. copte et éthiopienne (15 h);
littérature arabe chrétienne (15 h). Second semestre, alternativement.
Montpellier: Anne Boud'hors (22.8.1994): À Montpellier, dans le cadre de la chaire d'Égyptologie de l'Université Paul Valery, le professeur Gérard Godron dispense un enseignement de langue copte.
Münster (Germany): S. Richter (30.10.1994):
Koptisch-manichäische Texte - Krause, M.
Koptische Ostraka und Papyri - Krause, M.
Quellen zum Mönchtum in Ägypten - Krause, M.
Ausgrabungen in Nubien - Krause, M.
Doktorandenkolloquium - Krause, M.
Einführung in das Fajumische - Mink, G.
Die Berliner koptischen Zaubertexte - Richter, S.
New Haven (U.S.A.), Yale University (Steve Emmel, Nov. 1994):
Egyptian Monastic Literature in Coptic, Fall 1994, B. Layton
Introduction to Gnostic Texts in Coptic, Spring 1995, B. Layton
Biblical Coptic: Elementary Course, 1995-96.
These courses are repeated in a two-year cycle.
Paris (France): Anne Boud'hors (22.8.1994):
a)\ E.L.C.O.A. (Ecole des Langues et Civilisations de l'Orient
Ancien), Institut Catholique, 21 rue d'Assas, F-75006 Paris.
-\ "Langue et litterature coptes" 1ère année, 2ème
année, 3ème année (1h par semaine, soit 30h par année,
du 15 octobre au 15 juin).
Responsable: Christian Cannuyer pour 1994-1995 (les jeudis par
quinzaines); Anne Boud'hors à partir d'octobre 1995.
- "Catalogage et analyse des textes coptes du Louvre": seminaire de 3ème
cycle destiné à completer l'enseignement precedent.
Responsable: Anne Boud'hors; les jeudis de 9h30 à 12h30 au Louvre.
b) E.P.H.E. (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Études) IVème section, 45
rue des Écoles, F-75005 Paris.
-\ Directeur d'Études: Gérard Roquet
I "Le système du verbe copte. Relation aux participants [...]";
II "Phonétique historique de l'égyptien: des hieroglyphes aux dialectes
coptes". Les mercredis, de 14h à 16h, de novembre à mi juin.
- Chargé de conférences: Pierre Cherix.
"Les Acta Pilati" (reprise de l'édition du P. Heidelberg)
Le 2ème et le 4ème mardis de chaque mois, de 12h à 14h.
c) E.P.H.E. Vème section, même adresse.
Directeur d'Etudes: Jean-Daniel Dubois.
I Gnose: "Recherches sur l'histoire des gnostiques valentiniens" (le Traité
Tripartite du Codex I).
II Manichéisme: "Les Psaumes manichéens".
Les mardis de 14h à 16h, de novembre à mi-juin.
d)\ Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne
Dans le cadre de la chaire "Antiquité tardive", une "Introduction à l'art
copte" est donnée en cours de licence, au 2ème semestre.
Responsable: Marie-Helène Rutschowscaya, conservateur au Musée du
Louvre.
e)\ École du Louvre, 34-36 quai du Louvre, F-75001 Paris:
- "La peinture copte après le 6ème siècle" (1er semestre).
Resp.: Marie-Helène Rutschowscaya.
- "Le monastère de Baouit"
Resp.: Dominique Bénazeth, conservateur au Musée du Louvre.
- Langue et litterature coptes (1ère année, 2ème année,
3ème année). Resp.: Nathalie Bosson.
Québec (Canada), Université Laval:
- cours d'initiation à la langue copte (trimestre d'automne) et
cours avancé (trimestre d'hiver) : W.-P. Funk
- seminaire permanent sur les textes de Nag Hammadi : Groupe de recherche
sur les textes de Nag Hammadi
pour information : (418) 656-5637 telephone;
(418) 656-3273 telecopieur;
BCNH@VM1.ULAVAL.CA.
Roma (Italy)
a)\ Università degli Studi ``La Sapienza'',
Facoltà di Lettere, Dipartimento di Studi Storico-Religiosi.
Cattedra di ``Lingua e letteratura copta'', prof. Tito
Orlandi.
b)\ Pontificio Istituto Biblico. Prof. Hans Quecke
c)\ Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum (Pontificia
Università Lateranense). Corso di ``Lingua copta'',
prof. Tito Orlandi.
Saintes (France): Anne Boud'hors (22.8.1994):
A Saintes, le CNRS-Formation organise tous les ans un cours d'été
intitulé "Académie de Langues bibliques" (50h de COURS, deuxième
quinzaine de juillet). En 1994 il y a eu deux niveaux de copte; pour 1995
est prévu le niveau 2 seulement.
Responsable de l'enseignement du copte: Anne Boud'hors.
Salzburg (Austria), Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altertumskunde. Dr. Karlheinz Schüssler.
Warszawa (Poland), Starowieiski?
Washington (U.S.A.), Catholic University, Johnson?
Wien (Austria), Institut für Ägyptologie, Universität:
Koptische Lektüre (2-std.), James Goff.
Übungen zu Urkunden und Geschichte der Spätzeit II,
(1-std.), G. Hölbl.
The list will be updated and published periodically in the Newsletter.
St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society - Member of IACS.
The center is run by a volunteer staff of 5 Coptic youth
under my direction. This group has been engaged in Coptic Studies for
the past three years.
Hany N. Takla, President, 21 November 1993. Electronic
address: 70243.422@CompuServe.Com
Centro de Estudios del Egipto y del Mediterraneo Oriental - Buenos Aires - C.C. n. 70, 1448 Sucursal 48(B), Argentina - Letter 9.2.1990
Coptologia Publications, P.O. Box 235, Don Mills Postal Station, Ontario, Canada M3C 2S2 - Letter Jan. 1990
Koptisch-Orthodoxes Zentrum - St. Antonius Kloster - Hauptstrasse 10, 6331 Waldsolms-Kröffelbach/Ts., Germany - Regular correspondence.
There exists in Amsterdam a very active Coptic parish, led by an inspiring genuin Coptic priest, Father Arsanios El Baramosy. The church of Holy Mary is located in Amsterdam-North (Mosstraat 2). This nice church was consecrated on february 21, 1992 by H.H. Pope Shenuda III. Coptic church publications are looked after in the church mentioned. (J. Helderman, 17 Nov. 1994)
Le Monde Copte
Coptic Church Review
American, Canadian, and Australian Coptic Associations, P.O. Box 9119, Jersey City, N.J. 07304, U.S.A. - Publishes: The Copts, Christians of Egypt (vol. 19, 3/4, July 1992)
Un groupe de Coptes en France a fondé a Paris en 1992 une association
dénommée ``Association des Coptes de France'', le but principal
étant ``la création d'un Centre Culturel Copte'' a Paris.
Le Président en exercice est Dr. Magdi ZAKI, dont voici
l'adresse: 1 rue Auguste Maquet, 75016 Paris. (A.F. Khouzam, 4 Julliet 1994).
This Initiative is not new. In 1990 the Netherlands Institute of Archaeology and Arabic Studies in Cairo published Coptic Art and Culture, in which contributions by Dutch and foreign scholars were collected. This compilation is available in English and in Arabic, and Essays on Coptic Art and Culture has to be considered a more modest continuation of this unique conception.
This first issue consists mostly of revised editions of articles by young scholars from Leiden University, which have already been published or are about to be published in other annals. Although ``new'' articles will appear in the future issues, a part of the contributions will continue to reflect published works by other authors. At present, Maud Mommers is revising the French publications on Coptic wall-paintings by Jules Leroy. This, incidentally, offers the possibility to add more recent informatlon. Furthermore we intend to keep our readers informed about recent publications - books and articles - on Coptic studies.
This annal, which we intend to publish at least twice a year, will reach our students in Egypt, mainly monks and students of the Institute for Coptic Studies in Cairo who are attending the courses of the ENCCAP-staff. However, we assume that colleagues active in the field of Coptic studies will be interested as well. We hope to stimulate them to write short articles about their subjects of study. Our Coptic students will certainly be pleased to read about the progress in the study of their cultural heritage, and to our contributors we also offer the unique opportunity to have an article translated into Arabic. We also offer this to publish short papers to our students in Egypt. We are willing to give them all scientific and linguistic help with the preparation of their contributions.
Finally we should like to express our gratitude to all persons and Institutions who contributed to this publication. Financial support was provided by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General International Cooperation (DGIS), the Stichting Sonnewijck (Sonnewijck Foundation), the Hermanusstichting and the Saint Antonius Stichting through the Stichting Christelilke Kunst en Cultuur in het Nijldal (CKCN; Foundation Christian Art and Culture in the Nile Valley). Apart from the authors, Lucinda Dirven, Nicole Mulder and Joris Kila, we should mention the names of Anneke de Laaf and Rosemary Dobson, who assisted with the English language, and Anton Mossaad, our Arabic translator.
Mat Immerzeel, Peter Jongste, Marga Nijland
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Thanks to John Sanders, the first component of the the most recent Oriental Institute Annual Report (1993-1994) [hard copy version sent to members of the OI in November 1994] is now available via WWW. The on-line version of this volume will eventually contain all the illustration included in the paper version. Included in this component are the incidental illustrations (mostly archival photos of early OI prjects).
A full list of all new articles can be found in the Abzu What's New page at: http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU_NEW.HTML
Chuck
As usual I'd appreciate comments, suggestions for improvement, and leads to material not yet included.
Chuck
ABZU REGIONAL INDEX: EGYPT
Index of resources for the study of ancient Egypt, including the territory under the control of the modern states of Egypt and Sudan, and part of Libya. If you know of a resource which you believe should be listed in this index, please contact the editor directly.
For material newly indexed in this and the other Abzu indexes see What's New in ABZU
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
ART
EGYPTOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS
IMAGING - SITE RECONSTRUCTION
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
PAPYROLOGY
PHILOLOGY - TEXTS - TRANSLATIONS
TRAVEL - MISC. - ETC.
RESOURCES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR
(1) 34 Coptic textiles, some fragmentary, some with symbols and human figures, no narrative scenes. Textiles are currently under restoration by S. K. Shore, to be published by P. Mirecki, M. Stokstad, and E. Willis.
(2) One fragmentary wood sculpture, relief with rondel and stylized animal in Coptic-Islamic style, provenance unknown.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, USA (information from P. Mirecki).
(1) 14 Coptic textiles, dating from ca. 250-1100. Bud motif curtain, running human figures, human heads and birds (funerary curtain), pomegranate motif, confronted female figures, confronted riders rondel, female Orante Segmentum, 3 clavi, portrait figure Segmentum, gazelles and swans fragment, geometic interlace fragment.
(2) Votive figure of young man from Shrine of Isis at Sheikh Ibada (near Antinoe), 275-325 CE. Limestone, gessoed and polychromed. 25 3/4" high.
(3) Frieze. Stucco. 10' 9 1/2" long, 13 1/2" high. Nine animal figures.
(4) Coffin portrait of woman. Fayyum, 4th-5th century. Encaustic on panel. 17 1/2" high, 8" wide.
(5) Limestone rondel. St. Thekla bound, with two beasts and two angels. 25 1/2" diameter (Coptic? or Palmyra7). 5th century.
We are proud to announce that the initiative has been taken to start an electronic directory of Egyptological fieldwork on the World Wide Web (WWW). The aim of this directory is to provide scholars with *on-line* and up-to-date information about past, present and future excavations in Egypt. The obvious advantage of having an electronic fieldwork directory available on the WWW is the fact that information is easily added or modified, which allows for faster updating than with conventional media. Moreover, the directory will be made fully searchable to allow access to the documentation in various ways.
Each entry in the fieldwork list contains the following information:
1. Site and Location in Egypt (eg. Western Delta)
2. Description (eg. survey, excavations, epigraphic)
3. Dating of the remains found (eg. Predynastic settlement, OK tomb)
4. Year commenced and duration
5. Participating institutions
5. Director
6. Contact address in and out of the field
7. Usual time work conducted in Egypt (eg March to May)
8. Publications mentioning the project (includes electronic articles!)
For instance, here is a contribution by Nigel Strudwick:
Site: Western Thebes, Sheikh abd el Qurna, TT99
Location: Luxor, West Bank
Description: Documentation with a view to publication of the tomb of
Sennefer (TT99).
Dating of remains found: Tomb 18th dynasty, later burials of 25th dynasty
Year commenced: 1992 Duration: aks Allah
Institutions: University of Cambridge UK
Work conducted in Egypt usually during: Generally December-January
Director: Dr N.C. Strudwick
Address: Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ
Publications mentioning the project: Article in Egyptian Archaeology 5
(1994). Article by N. Strudwick on-line on WWW.
Especially the latter entry is interesting here, since it contains a hypertext pointer to an electronic paper written by Nigel Strudwick about the 1994 season's work in TT99.
How promising the initiative of an electronic fieldwork directory is, however, it doesn't grow by itself, nor do we have loads of fieldwork information already electronically available. The fact is that we need to build this thing from scratch. We are now at the point to lay the first stones of our pyramid, so to speak. Because the community of scholars that are connected electronically is larger than ever, we would this way like to cordially invite you to join us in our effort to build this directory. If you are involved in any way in any type of fieldwork research in Egypt we would be very grateful if you would contribute the above mentioned structured information about your fieldwork project to our list. If you wish you may enter the information in the following HTML-structure:
Site: put the site here
Location: put the location here
Description: put the description here
Dating of remains found: put the dating here
Year commenced: put the year here Duration: put the duration
here
Institutions: put the institution here
Work conducted in Egypt usually during: put the time interval here
Director: put the name here
Address:
Publications mentioning the project:put the publications here
Even if you yourself at present don't have access to the World Wide Web, it
would still be valuable to have your contribution. Those who already have
access to the World Wide Web can access our home page through
http://www.ccer.ggl.ruu.nl/ccer/ccer.html
The preliminary fieldwork directory page is found at:
http://www.ccer.ggl.ruu.nl/ccer/fieldw.html
Finally, there are also a lot of colleagues out there who don't have access to the Internet at all, but who could also contribute to the directory. Should you have access to such people, you might ask them to provide us with the necessary information as well. In that case you could act as intermediary.
Hans van den Berg (vdplas@cc.ruu.nl)
Karin Sowada (ksowada@kralizec.zeta.org.au)
Questions concerning local arrangements may be directed to Thomas Mathews (Institute of Fine Arts, New York; 212-772-5837).
Information concerning the Byzantine Studies Conference may be obtained from Susan T. Stevens (Randolph Macon Women's College), President; e-mail: sstevens@main.rmwc.edu